Breaking news: An American is elected pope
Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago, took the name Pope Leo XIV.
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May 8, 2025, 1:32 p.m. ET

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In a First, an American Is Elected Pope

Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, was born in Chicago and was considered a long-shot candidate.

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